Format: Paperback, ARC Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Following a family tragedy, 18-year-old Gabe LoScuda suddenly finds himself thrust into the role of caregiver for his ailing grandfather. Between the shopping trips and the doctor …
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What I read in January
At the beginning of January, I set myself a goal to read 4 books this month. I know, not a lot compared to all y’all hard-core readers out there but I vowed I wouldn’t set …
BOOK REVIEW: How to Disappear by Sharon Huss Roat
Format: Hardback, giveaway prize Links: Amazon UK | Amazon US | Goodreads Blurb: Vicky Decker has perfected the art of hiding in plain sight, quietly navigating the halls of her high school undetected except by her …
My favourite books of 2017
If there’s one thing that never let me down this year, it was books. I’m not a fast reader and I don’t read as many books in a month / year as most other book …
BOOK REVIEW: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Format: Hardback – purchased Links: Amazon UK | Goodreads Blurb: Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless …
Book Review: Alice and the Fly by James Rice
Format: Paperback, won in a giveaway Links: Amazon UK | Amazon US | Goodreads Blurb: This is a book about phobias and obsessions, isolation and dark corners. It’s about families, friendships, and carefully preserved secrets. But …
Book Review: The Neverland Wars by Audrey Greathouse
Format: Paperback, ARC Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK | Amazon US Blurb: Magic can do a lot – give you flight, show you mermaids, help you taste the stars. And… solve the budget crisis? That’s …
Book Review: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Format: Paperback, Library Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: One boy, one boat, one tiger . . . After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue …
Book Review: White Lies by Zoe Markham
Title: White Lies Author: Zoe Markham Format: eBook, NetGalley Rating: 4.5 Stars Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Everybody hurts For Abigail, a new school could be the fresh start she so desperately needs. With …
Book Review: Under My Skin by Zoe Markham & Giveaway!
Title: Under My Skin Author: Zoe Markham Format: eBook, ARC for book tour Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK | Amazon US | Twitter | Facebook Blurb: Inside we are all monsters… Chloe was once a normal …
Book Review: If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
Title: If I Stay Author: Gayle Foreman Publisher: Black Swan Blurb: The last thing Mia remembers is the music. After the accident, she can still hear it. And she can see her damaged body being …
Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Title: Will Grayson, Will Grayson Author: John Green & David Levithan Publisher: Penguin Blurb: Will Grayson meets Will Grayson. One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers are about to cross …
Book Review: Love Always, Kate by D. Nichole King
Dear Diary, Leukaemia’s been my life since I was eleven. Now, six years later, I want my life back. Only I’m not sure what that is. The test results came back today. 22,000. Which means …
Book Review: Looking For Alaska by John Green
What it’s about: Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, screwed up – and utterly fascinating. Miles Halter could not be more in love with her. But when tragedy strikes, Miles discovers the value and the …
Book Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
What it’s about: HERE IS A SMALL FACT – YOU ARE GOING TO DIE 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with …
Book Review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
What it’s about: Leonard Peacock is turning 18. And he wants to say goodbye. Not to his former best friend, whose torments have driven him to consider committing something tragic and horrific. Nor to his …